The subtitle of this work, which can be found in its chaotic typography, is: ‘How are you cruel?’ Or: ‘How cruel are you?’, which is a much more direct question.

History teaches us that crimes against humanity are not only committed by a handful of perpetrators, but are above all enabled by collective complicity: looking the other way, normalizing, accepting, or even facilitating systems that legitimize cruelty. Because we remain silent, comply, refuse to question how our own actions or inactions, we contribute to a society in which cruelty can thrive.

The key question is how we, through both small and big choices, are complicit too. Collective cruelty does not just stop with its perpetrator—it begins and ends with everyone’s ability to take responsibility for it.

* How are you cruel? en How cruel are you?